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UnitOneGivingThanksfortheInvisibleHandTeachingsteps1.Lead-in:AskstudentstoworkinpairstodothetaskinLead-in/TextA.Theninviteseveralstudentstosharetheiranswerswiththewholeclass.•2.Overview•AskstudentstopreviewTextAbeforeclass.Or,allocatesometimeforstudentstoreadthetextquicklyinclass.TheninviteseveralstudentstosummarizethemainideaofTextA.•3.In-depthanalysisofTextA•1)Showstudentssomekeywordsandaskthemtocontributeasmuchaspossiblewhattheyknowaboutthem.Provideadditionalinformationwhennecessary.•2)discusswithstudentsthefunctionofThanksgivinginthetextonthebasisofTask1/Criticalreadingandthinking/TextA•3)GuidestudentstofocusonsomeofthedifficultsentencesinTextAbydoingTask2/Criticalreadingandthinking/TextA.Askthemtoreporttheiranswerstotheclass.•4)OrganizeagroupdiscussionaboutthequestionsinTask3/Criticalreadingandthinking/TextA.Encouragestudentstothinkindependently,criticallyandcreatively.Supplementaryinformation•1.Thanksgiving•ItisanannualnationalholidayintheU.S.andCanada.AmercanscelebrateThanksgivingonthefourthThursdayofNovember,honoringtheearlyPlymouthsettlersandtheirharvestfeast.TheycommonlytracetheThanksgivingholidaytoa1621celebrationatthePlymouthPlantation,wherethePlymouthsettlersheldaharvestfeastafterasuccessfulseason.Althoughprayersandthankswere•probablyofferedatthe1621harvestgathering,thefirstrecordedreligiousThanksgivinginPlymouthhappenedtwoyearslaterin1623.Onthisoccasion,thecolonistsgavethankstoGodforrainafteranearlycatastrophicdrought.•2.TheInvisibleHand•ItisametaphorusedbyAdamSmithtodescribethenaturalforcethatguidesfreemarketcapitalismthroughcompetitionforscarceresources.Thegeneralideaisthatindividualspursuingself-interestendupdoingwhatisbestforsocietyasifguidedbyaninvisiblehand.Forexample,whenthepriceofsomethingincreasesduetohigherdemandorlowersupply,morepeoplewillstartproduingit.Thisisdoneoutofselfinterest,butitalsobenefitssociety.Asawhole,itwillmakethegoodsavailabletomorepeopleaswellasloweringthepriceagain.Answerkeys•Task1•Beginning（paras1-2）:BringinthethemeofThanksgivingandraisethequestionofwhetheryouhaveevergiventhanksforwhatyouareblessedwithinthedailyeconomiclife.•Body(Paras3-8):UsethelaborandskillsbehindtheThanksgivingweekendasexamplestoillustratetheconceptoftheinvisiblehand.•End(Para.9):Echothebeginning,emphasizingweshouldbegratefultothemiracleonthisThanksgivingDayandeveryday.•Task2:•1.ItisnotdifficultatalltoexplainwhygrocerystoresstockuponturkeybeforeThanksgiving.Thereseemstobenomiracleinit.•2.Theuseofsomanyand'shelpstoemphasizethataseriesofactionsandallkindsofworkareinvolvedinthesaleofThanksgivingturkey.•3.HerefromabovemeansfromGod.Thephraseisusedtoshowthatthereissomethingwondrousandalmostinexplicableinthesocialorderoffreedom.•Task3•Markethasitsownwayofpunishingbusinessmalpractices.Forexample,ifafastfoodchainsellscontaminatedfood,nationwidedemandfortheirfoodwillgodown,alongwiththeirprofit.Whenacompanysellsdefectiveproducts,theyhavetodealwithliabilitycosts.AnswerKeys•Languagebuilding-up•Task1/Specializedvocabulary•1.饲料经销商；饲料批发商•2.为他自己的收益而工作•3.技能与劳动力•4.制造塑料•5.私人交易•6.包装并定价•7.无形之手•1.priced•2.labor•3.transactions•4.gain•5.labor;manufactured•6.invisiblehand•7.distributor•Task2/Signpostlanguage•1.Today,inmillionsofhomesacrossthenation,Godwillbethankedformanygifts,forthefeastonthetableandthecompanyoflovedones,forhealthandgoodfortuneintheyeargoneby,forpeaceprivilegeofhavingbeenborn,orhavingbecome—American(Line2,Para.1).•2.Andyet,isn'ttheresomethingwonderous,—somethingalmostinexplicableinthewayyourThanksgivingweekendismadepossiblebytheskillandlaborofvastnumbersoftotalstrangers?(Line1,Para.4)•3....ThanksgivingTurkey,therewouldbeone,—ormorelikely,afewdozen—waiting.(Line3,Para.6)•Task3/FormalEnglish•1.verymany2.buyingorselling•3.alargegroupof4.morehuge•5.understand6.troubled